'Bullies on Snapchat drove my 15-year-old son to take his own life'

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

online petition to increase the minimum age for Snapchat from 13 to 18. On the petition Karen writes: "He was a loving, funny, intelligent boy who was also very sensitive.

So sensitive that he couldn’t tell me about the constant bullying he was receiving by people on Snapchat and other social media.

Due to the age of the bullies, there is no consequence!" Messages and pictures are deleted once they are read on Snapchat. Karen writes: "It’s easy for kids to write things, nasty things from behind a keyboard whilst sat in the comfort of their bedroom, knowing that their nasty messages will be gone forever within a few hours."The trouble is, the recipient won’t and doesn’t forget.